Dude First off, I want to say I’m sorry for your loss and losing your dad. That’s never easy to deal with. Second, I totally empathize with the fact that this vehicle has been in your family that long. My mom just recently gave me the 2004 tahoe that we grew up with. It’s now 2022 and I have my own family and it has the 4.8 vortex with 430k original miles and still runs like a champ. Original motor and trans are in great shape and has no leaks whatsoever. Truly a dependable and reliable vehicle
i mean the 2000s ford expedition of the same year didn't have front headrests and third row headrests (unless you're talking about the 2003 where it had rear headrests) so i get why
The Chevy Tahoe was my dad’s second truck that he bought after owning his 90s Suburban for the first few years of my life, and I remember my mom and brothers telling me about the new truck, and I don’t know if I was returning from a vacation, or a hospital, or a vacation at a hospital, or whatever, but I vividly remember walking out into the parking space and seeing the general shape of the new truck! Over the years, as I grew up I began subconsciously growing an attachment to the truck, and when my Dad surprised us by saying we’ll be getting a DVD player installed in the truck, that attachment only got stronger! One of my most cherished memories from my childhood was when my mom and dad took me and my brother to go see the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang live musical in New York! And with the exception of taking a boat ride to visit the Big Apple itself, when driving to a hotel (or condo I think) that we stayed at during our vacation, we rode in the Tahoe! It was beautiful! Only a few years later, we took that same Tahoe to a different hotel/condo, that I remember had a wilderness cabin vibe, but still had the general amenities! (Still remember the smell, and the fold out couch-bed, and the (mostly) bamboo lined walls and the random oval patch of brown fur on the wall, AND the first night we arrived, me and my bro turned on the tv to Nickelodeon, and my favorite crossover, Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour was on!) We also went camping quite a few times with our Tahoe, and eventually, after discovering the movies about a sentient Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, I then reimagined our Tahoe as our own lovable vehicle with a mind of his own! And from then on, I actively (often annoyingly) treated my Dad’s Truck as our own “Herbie” that I named “Tahoe!” And almost every time I rode in the truck, I was giddy with excitement!!! But aside from my own personification of the truck, I also had a lot of memories with that Chevy! Camping, road trips, vacations, helping Dad build and fix stuff in our backyard, or build and fix stuff in general, etc. my family and I, and Tahoe, all grew up together, all the way until we moved to our new house, which even then, despite a lot of the buttons and switches getting scratched, the plastic wearing out, the seats and carpet getting dirt and mud stains, and other things, Tahoe still stayed reliable all the way up to a few years into living in our new house, and a few years into my highschool years! And when I say “up to,” I mean that that was the time when my dad probably just needed a new larger truck, mainly to help with work and stuff. While Tahoe certainly was staying strong, It might just have been time to retire him to another driver, for a myriad of reasons! Our family was getting quite big as well, and we needed three row vehicles, but Tahoe had old school back seats that you had to install into the back, which also shrunk an already kinda small cargo space. A modern GM Truck, especially one with a longer space, was the best of both worlds! With a foldable third row, and other advantages, it just made sense. And I still love our current truck! But that Tahoe will always hold a special place in my heart! (In fact, during our first year with the new Truck, we had to send it in for some reason, and guess what rental car we used in the meantime? THE TAHOE! THE EXACT SAME TAHOE AS WELL!😂 Tahoe wanted to say goodbye one last time!🥹💖💖💖)
I am a die hard Ford fan, coming from a Ford family. I have a Mustang and I just sold a 2004 Ranger. I need a bigger truck from the 2000’s and I am really considering this generation Tahoe. They are just better than any SUV ford produced in the 2000’s.
I literally just had my 2005 Expedition crap out at only 120k miles. I picked up a 2004 Tahoe z71 today for $6k out the door, with 160k miles. I already like it more!
The first car I ever bought was a 2004 Tahoe in Champagne color. I had so many good memories with it but I sold it because Gas was so expensive, and I got a smaller more fuel-efficient car. I sold it in 2013, and I really regret that because it was the greatest vehicle I ever drove. The engine sounded so good that V8 was so good sounding when I cranked it on, I truly miss it. Probably going to buy another one in the same year range when I get back to the states.
Great Video, the truth is that is my favorite generation of Tahoe and Suburban, I love the story that you tell us about how a great partner and part of the family is, If it was up to me I would keep it, but that is everyone's decision, I keep my Dad's 2002 Dodge Ram Wagon 1500 and my Mom's 2001 Chrylser Voyager, super comfortable trucks and I wouldn't trade them for any new car. I think any cars from the late nineties and early 2000s have a very smooth ride quality compared to today's cars, and for a lower price. Great video and story Man♥️🙌🏻❣
Old video, but we've had 7 of them. My old lady smashed the 05, so I got an 07, and an 09. Neither of us liked the newer ones so we sold them and went back to the older ones. I found her an 04 with 110,000 miles 2wd/5.3. I'm currently driving an 05 AWD Denali with the 6.0 and 250,000 miles. Trans was rebuilt at 196,000 but the engine runs like a champ. We could afford 2 new cars, but we don't like them. We both like these trucks.
I just bought a 2004 and love it but I kinda wanted a 07 or newer cuz of the looks but heard a lot of bad things like the lifters going out from a freind who owns a 09
@@oakisoakahaha4741 Yeah, the 07 I sold needed an engine rebuild. The 05 Denali I have just blew a head gasket last week, but at 255,000 miles I'm not too disappointed. I have another set of 6.0 heads I'll just rebuild those and swap them out with new head gaskets. Should be good for a while after that. I love these trucks. I've had a lot of different brands of vehicles but these have been the most reliable.
Love the stories. My dad just passed recently as well. Gone through several generations of tahoe/suburban together. Excellent platform. Excellent content.
I think James should honestly buy it for his collection and build it to take exploring. I didn't realise you guys had it for nearly 20 years, thats crazy. I hope your mother is enjoying the Outback XT James bought for her!
Love them. I’ve got a GMT400 Yukon and someday I’ll likely buy a GMT800 Suburban. They are real solid. Great review. So sorry your loss and may he live within you and your memories.
I really couldn't decide what to get as my next daily driver, a 1st Gen or 2nd Gen Thaoe. Watched alot of videos, read alot in the Internet & both Gen are awesome. After this Video it's final for me, a 2nd Gen. Never want to tow, don't drive in the mud etc. so I don't need the low end tourge of the 5.7 Vortec. Thanks alot for this video.
I grew up with my parents having a Tahoe 2005, was a great car. They only recently got rid of it in the past 5 years. It had 120k miles, and never a single problem.
I just bought a 2004 Tahoe Lt same thing as his and it has 225k and it runs great the Bose amp is going out I heard that’s a common problem and the headliner comes down and the driver seat gets wore out but besides that it’s a great vehicle and extremely reliable unless whoever owned it didn’t change the fluids in that case the transmission will go out or mess up
I just wish americans made some sensible engine for these classics back, you know, like europeans, like a 3 liter diesel. I would definitely buy one any time. These cars are super rare here
Dude
First off, I want to say I’m sorry for your loss and losing your dad. That’s never easy to deal with.
Second, I totally empathize with the fact that this vehicle has been in your family that long.
My mom just recently gave me the 2004 tahoe that we grew up with. It’s now 2022 and I have my own family and it has the 4.8 vortex with 430k original miles and still runs like a champ. Original motor and trans are in great shape and has no leaks whatsoever.
Truly a dependable and reliable vehicle
Those GMT 800's are tanks. I will admit this as a Ford guy
:o ford guy are the best this is coming from a chevy guy
@@tsharp1194 from what I've heard they are great
i mean the 2000s ford expedition of the same year didn't have front headrests and third row headrests (unless you're talking about the 2003 where it had rear headrests) so i get why
The Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon are just pure Americana and the GMT800 generation of those vehicles are so reliable that they'll live to tell history.
My 2002 Tahoe has 778000 miles original engine and burns no oil at all. It my daily next to my park avenue 3800 with 461000 miles original engine too
original trans?
@@UAE_8100 most likely not 😂
@@GenoXL74I wouldn’t doubt it. My old ‘03 Silverado with the 4.8 lasted 431,200+ before the engine gave out. I still had my original trans
The Chevy Tahoe was my dad’s second truck that he bought after owning his 90s Suburban for the first few years of my life, and I remember my mom and brothers telling me about the new truck, and I don’t know if I was returning from a vacation, or a hospital, or a vacation at a hospital, or whatever, but I vividly remember walking out into the parking space and seeing the general shape of the new truck!
Over the years, as I grew up I began subconsciously growing an attachment to the truck, and when my Dad surprised us by saying we’ll be getting a DVD player installed in the truck, that attachment only got stronger!
One of my most cherished memories from my childhood was when my mom and dad took me and my brother to go see the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang live musical in New York! And with the exception of taking a boat ride to visit the Big Apple itself, when driving to a hotel (or condo I think) that we stayed at during our vacation, we rode in the Tahoe! It was beautiful!
Only a few years later, we took that same Tahoe to a different hotel/condo, that I remember had a wilderness cabin vibe, but still had the general amenities! (Still remember the smell, and the fold out couch-bed, and the (mostly) bamboo lined walls and the random oval patch of brown fur on the wall, AND the first night we arrived, me and my bro turned on the tv to Nickelodeon, and my favorite crossover, Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour was on!)
We also went camping quite a few times with our Tahoe, and eventually, after discovering the movies about a sentient Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, I then reimagined our Tahoe as our own lovable vehicle with a mind of his own! And from then on, I actively (often annoyingly) treated my Dad’s Truck as our own “Herbie” that I named “Tahoe!”
And almost every time I rode in the truck, I was giddy with excitement!!!
But aside from my own personification of the truck, I also had a lot of memories with that Chevy! Camping, road trips, vacations, helping Dad build and fix stuff in our backyard, or build and fix stuff in general, etc.
my family and I, and Tahoe, all grew up together, all the way until we moved to our new house, which even then, despite a lot of the buttons and switches getting scratched, the plastic wearing out, the seats and carpet getting dirt and mud stains, and other things, Tahoe still stayed reliable all the way up to a few years into living in our new house, and a few years into my highschool years! And when I say “up to,” I mean that that was the time when my dad probably just needed a new larger truck, mainly to help with work and stuff. While Tahoe certainly was staying strong, It might just have been time to retire him to another driver, for a myriad of reasons! Our family was getting quite big as well, and we needed three row vehicles, but Tahoe had old school back seats that you had to install into the back, which also shrunk an already kinda small cargo space. A modern GM Truck, especially one with a longer space, was the best of both worlds! With a foldable third row, and other advantages, it just made sense. And I still love our current truck! But that Tahoe will always hold a special place in my heart! (In fact, during our first year with the new Truck, we had to send it in for some reason, and guess what rental car we used in the meantime?
THE TAHOE! THE EXACT SAME TAHOE AS WELL!😂 Tahoe wanted to say goodbye one last time!🥹💖💖💖)
Have a 2003 Tahoe (bought new)- at 250k miles with no problems whatsoever (knock on wood). Love my 5.3 vortex ls - raised my family on this rhino!
I am a die hard Ford fan, coming from a Ford family. I have a Mustang and I just sold a 2004 Ranger. I need a bigger truck from the 2000’s and I am really considering this generation Tahoe. They are just better than any SUV ford produced in the 2000’s.
I literally just had my 2005 Expedition crap out at only 120k miles. I picked up a 2004 Tahoe z71 today for $6k out the door, with 160k miles. I already like it more!
@@cripplermaximus my grandma has a 2004 Tahoe with the 4.8 engine. (I'm pretty sure). I wonder if it would make a good first car
@@MasterGoku21 As long as your first car is cheap or free, it'll be awesome.
You should've kept the Tahoe. Looks well taken care of given the age.
I agree no rust seats look to be in great condition mine came from California so no rust but driver seat is all to hell
The first car I ever bought was a 2004 Tahoe in Champagne color. I had so many good memories with it but I sold it because Gas was so expensive, and I got a smaller more fuel-efficient car. I sold it in 2013, and I really regret that because it was the greatest vehicle I ever drove. The engine sounded so good that V8 was so good sounding when I cranked it on, I truly miss it. Probably going to buy another one in the same year range when I get back to the states.
I LOVE this generation GM SUVs! Simple, easy to repair, and reliable.
Great Video, the truth is that is my favorite generation of Tahoe and Suburban, I love the story that you tell us about how a great partner and part of the family is, If it was up to me I would keep it, but that is everyone's decision, I keep my Dad's 2002 Dodge Ram Wagon 1500 and my Mom's 2001 Chrylser Voyager, super comfortable trucks and I wouldn't trade them for any new car. I think any cars from the late nineties and early 2000s have a very smooth ride quality compared to today's cars, and for a lower price.
Great video and story Man♥️🙌🏻❣
Old video, but we've had 7 of them. My old lady smashed the 05, so I got an 07, and an 09. Neither of us liked the newer ones so we sold them and went back to the older ones. I found her an 04 with 110,000 miles 2wd/5.3. I'm currently driving an 05 AWD Denali with the 6.0 and 250,000 miles. Trans was rebuilt at 196,000 but the engine runs like a champ. We could afford 2 new cars, but we don't like them. We both like these trucks.
I just bought a 2004 and love it but I kinda wanted a 07 or newer cuz of the looks but heard a lot of bad things like the lifters going out from a freind who owns a 09
@@oakisoakahaha4741 Yeah, the 07 I sold needed an engine rebuild. The 05 Denali I have just blew a head gasket last week, but at 255,000 miles I'm not too disappointed. I have another set of 6.0 heads I'll just rebuild those and swap them out with new head gaskets. Should be good for a while after that. I love these trucks. I've had a lot of different brands of vehicles but these have been the most reliable.
Love the stories. My dad just passed recently as well. Gone through several generations of tahoe/suburban together. Excellent platform. Excellent content.
Excellent video and history of the Tahoe. With all those memories I’d probably hold onto it.
I think James should honestly buy it for his collection and build it to take exploring. I didn't realise you guys had it for nearly 20 years, thats crazy. I hope your mother is enjoying the Outback XT James bought for her!
My 2000 Yukon…💪🏻…love it…Srry to hear about the loss of your dad 🤝
Love them. I’ve got a GMT400 Yukon and someday I’ll likely buy a GMT800 Suburban. They are real solid. Great review.
So sorry your loss and may he live within you and your memories.
I have a 2004 yukon in the garage that needs a bit of work. I have owned it for 11 years and I can not see myself getting rid of it.
I really couldn't decide what to get as my next daily driver, a 1st Gen or 2nd Gen Thaoe. Watched alot of videos, read alot in the Internet & both Gen are awesome. After this Video it's final for me, a 2nd Gen. Never want to tow, don't drive in the mud etc. so I don't need the low end tourge of the 5.7 Vortec. Thanks alot for this video.
I grew up with my parents having a Tahoe 2005, was a great car. They only recently got rid of it in the past 5 years. It had 120k miles, and never a single problem.
I just bought a 2004 Tahoe Lt same thing as his and it has 225k and it runs great the Bose amp is going out I heard that’s a common problem and the headliner comes down and the driver seat gets wore out but besides that it’s a great vehicle and extremely reliable unless whoever owned it didn’t change the fluids in that case the transmission will go out or mess up
I just wish americans made some sensible engine for these classics back, you know, like europeans, like a 3 liter diesel. I would definitely buy one any time. These cars are super rare here
I just got 2000 suburban in good shape and I absolutely love it
Is like watching James’s channel all over again!
You should wrap it purple and put white whee-
Oh sorry wrong channel 😅
Wraps are ugly in my opinion
Ssshhh not so loud, the stradman will hear it 😆
A car ahead of its time!
Great video ! I'm going buy one in a few months
Great video, Mike. Makes me want to keep it ❤❤❤
Very much enjoy your videos and content! Finally subscribed
Did you sell it? I hope not! So many memories!
Yes, but its in another good home.
@@DrivenCompanion bruh
Tahoe Tanks!
Do a video with theStradman
Theres a reason why you see so many of these still on the road.
Aree you James’s brother?
yes he is
Beautiful Scenery. Where is this?
Looks like Central Oregon. Beautiful place as you can see.
How much do you want for it ???!?!?
It’s listed at $5950 right now
My condolences
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Why don't you keep it!! I still have my 03 Tahoe
Trust me you want to keep that Tahoe
The modern Tahoe is a piece of crap.